Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-07-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Lewis E. uarvie, a we'll known
Virginlan, died ut his residence,
Chula, Amelia county, Monday eve
ming, July 18th, in the S0il year Of
his age. He WAS one of the earl
lest graduates of the University Of
Virginia. He was an intimate
friend of Mr.. Calhoun, and was an
active and ardent member Of the
Statcs' rights school of politicians.
Before the war he was a member Of
the Virginia Legislature. For a
mum Der of years he was president
of the Richmond and Danville
Railroad and built tho connection
between Danville and Greensboro
during the war, thus affording u
main line Of communication be-
tween Virginia aud the South. He
was a leading member of the seces
sion convention. Since the war he
lived pretty much in retirement,
except when he was, for brief
period, "a member Of the Legisla--
ture.
Hon. r. NJ. T. Hunter died at
his h,.me, Fount Hill, Essex coun.
ty, Monday, aged rs years. Mr..
Hunter was one of Virginia's most
eminent citizens for many years
before and during the late war
He served several terms in tue
national House of Representatives,
being elected Speaker Of that body
in 1889. Subsequently he was
elected United States Senator and
and made chairman OF The Senate
finance committee in 1S49, which
position he held till the opening of
the war. He gave Douglas q close
run for the presidential nomination
at the national Democratic con
ventiOn mt Charleston in 1861
During the war he served az Con
federate Secretary of State and
Confederate Senator. He was also
member of the peace commission
which met Abraham Lincoln in
Hampton Roads. After the war
he was elected treasurer of Wiz
giniA holding that Office for sever
al terms, after which nc retired to
private life.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-The
Secretary of State has received
through the German minister at
Washington from the Emperor of
Germany check for $1,000 and
two handsome gold watches, en-
bellished with the likeness and
monogram of the Emperor, with
the request that tho money he di-.
vidcd equally among the families
of the five members Of the life
saving crew at Dam Neck Mills
Station, Virginia, who lost their
lives in attempting to rescue the
crew OF the German ship Elizabeth,
on the StlI of January last; and that
the watches lie presented to Frank
Tedford and Joseph Il. Etberidge,
the only survivors Of the life-saving
crew.
WINCHESTER, Va, July 49,
The grand jury to day indicted a
prominent lsraelite merchant, N.
Kohn, and his niece, Emma Fran
KEEL. These parties were married by
Rabbi Rev. MIR. Phillipson, of Ear
Sinai Tabernacle, in Baltimore, on
June 81, 1887, and returned here
to reside. The Virginia law for
bids the marriage in the State of
parties thus connected, or having
been married from returning here
to reside as man aud wife. The
penalty is heavy fine and impris
onment. Eminent counsel has
been engaged by Kohn.
There were twelve deaths in Nor
folk and Portsmouth from the re-
cent Intense heat, including Mr..
William Soutlgatc, formerly cash
ier of the bank of Virginia.
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, July IS.
Rev. It. A. Ware, a minister OF the
Virginia Conference, died at his
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